The End of J. C. P. Collins
XIX. The Home-Coming of Another Dead Man
XX. The Bridal Veil
FORTY-ONE THIEVES
CHAPTER I
Dead Men Tell No Tales
In the cemetery on the hill near the quiet village of Reedsville,
Pennsylvania, you may find this inscription:
WILLIAM F. CUMMINS
son of Col. William & Martha Cummins
who was killed by highwaymen near
Nevada City, California
September 1, 1879
aged 45 yrs. and 8 months
Be ye therefore also ready
For the Son of Man cometh
At an hour when ye think not.
It is a beautiful spot, on the road to Milroy. In former times a church
stood in the middle of the grounds, and the stern old Presbyterian
forefathers marched to meeting with muskets on their shoulders, for the
country was infested with Indians. The swift stream at the foot of the
hill, now supplying power for a grist-mill, was full of salmon that ran
up through the Kishacoquillas from the blue Juniata. The savages
begrudged the settlers these fish and the game that abounded in the
rough mountains; but the settlers had come to cultivate the rich land
extending for twelve miles between the mountain walls.
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